Job Title: Project Officer
Hiring Organization: CARE
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/10/2024
Job
Summary:
We’re
looking for someone who excels at partner management & sourcing,
communications, administration and event planning. CARE’s Program Strategy
& Innovation’s team aims positively impact over 175M people by 2030 through
our work in Food & Water Systems, Gender Justice, Education, Health,
Climate Justice and Women’s Economic Justice . We are a growing team looking
for someone to help us ensure we have the internal and external capacity needed
to grow.
Responsibilities:
Partnership
Management & Sourcing
Procurement
Lead (30%): lead procurement efforts for CARE’s development program technical
teams. Our team relies heavily on external partners to achieve our mission.
This position will help improve the team’s partnership management &
sourcing process, helping improve and optimize our procurement process.
Communications
Communication
(25%): draft, review and send communications. Manage overall communication flow
to a team of 150+ staff members, to CARE’s C-suite and Board of Directors and
with high priority donors like USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The
World Bank and others.
Administration
Administrative
Support (25%): provide administrative support to the AVP. Duties include
calendar management, expense reports and light travel planning support.
Event
Planning
Event
Planning: light event planning support for a mix of on-line and in-person team
events throughout the year
Qualifications:
College
degree with a focus on international development or similar/equivalent
combination of education and work experience
Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
Experience
working cross-culturally, with people in different languages, time zones, and
skill sets
Experience
in knowledge management or research
Experience
in communications
